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Impulse-control disorder (ICD) is a class of psychiatric disorders characterized by impulsivity – failure to resist a temptation, an urge, or an impulse; or having the inability to not speak on a thought.
Inhibitory control, also known as response inhibition, is a cognitive process – and, more specifically, an executive function – that permits an individual to inhibit their impulses and natural, habitual, or dominant behavioral responses to stimuli (a.k.a. prepotent responses) in order to select a more appropriate behavior that is consistent with completing their goals.
Bipolar I disorder, most recent episode manic, severe without psychotic features: 296.40: Bipolar I disorder, most recent episode manic, unspecified: 296.6x: Bipolar I disorder, most recent episode mixed: 296.66: Bipolar I disorder, most recent episode mixed, in full remission: 296.65: Bipolar I disorder, most recent episode mixed, in partial ...
Opioid receptor antagonists are regarded as practical in lessening urge-related symptoms, which is a central part of impulse control disorders; for this reason, they are used in treatment of substance use. This quality makes them helpful in treating kleptomania and impulse control disorders in general.
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A child pyromaniac is a child with an impulse-control disorder that is primarily distinguished by a compulsion to set fires in order to relieve built-up tension. [1] Child pyromania is the rarest form of fire-setting. [citation needed] Most young children are not diagnosed with pyromania, but rather with conduct disorders. [1]
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Compulsive sexual behaviour disorder (CSBD), [1] is an impulse control disorder.CSBD manifests as a pattern of behavior involving intense preoccupation with sexual fantasies and behaviours that cause significant levels of psychological distress, are inappropriately used to cope with psychological stress, cannot be voluntarily curtailed, and risk or cause harm to oneself or others.